Director, Project Management Office

Portfolio Leadership & Governance

Lead and continuously improve the enterprise Project Management Office. Establish and maintain portfolio governance processes, including project intake, prioritization, stage-gate reviews, capacity planning, and portfolio reporting. Develop a comprehensive enterprise view of project priorities, resources, risks, and investment decisions. Chair portfolio governance meetings and present recommendations to executive leadership. Ensure project selection and prioritization align with strategic business objectives.

Strategic Planning

Align project portfolios with corporate strategy and organizational priorities. Partner with executive leadership to evaluate and prioritize strategic investments. Develop portfolio roadmaps that maximize organizational value and resource utilization. Support long-range planning and capital investment decisions.

Project Delivery

Oversee successful delivery of enterprise-wide initiatives involving: Capital projects, Technology implementations, Operational excellence initiatives, Infrastructure improvements, Strategic business initiatives. Monitor project health, schedules, budgets, risks, dependencies, and resource allocation. Ensure standardized project management methodologies are consistently applied.

Benefits Realization

Establish processes to define, baseline, measure, and report project benefits. Track realization of: Cost savings, Cost avoidance, Productivity improvements, Capacity gains, Revenue improvements, Operational performance metrics. Partner with Finance to validate business cases and realized financial benefits.

Team Leadership

Lead, coach, mentor, and develop an established team of Project Managers. Build career paths, competency models, and professional development plans. Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Support succession planning and leadership development within the PMO.

Cross-Functional Leadership

Partner with Operations, Information Technology, Customer Experience, Human Resources, Procurement, Maintenance, Safety, Sales, Finance, and other business functions. Facilitate organizational change management and adoption planning. Build alignment among stakeholders to successfully implement enterprise initiatives.

Executive Communication

Prepare executive-level dashboards, portfolio reports, presentations, and recommendations. Communicate portfolio status, risks, resource constraints, and investment recommendations to senior leadership. Serve as a trusted advisor regarding project prioritization and enterprise investment decisions.

Continuous Improvement

Advance PMO maturity through standardized processes, governance, reporting, and performance measurement. Implement best practices for project and portfolio management. Evaluate and improve project management tools, reporting capabilities, and operational effectiveness.